Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Combo

Jonathan Zucchetti
Feb 12, 2026
The Problem of Generic Commanders
How do you build a commander that doesn't really give you an idea of how to build it? Is it worth it to build a generic commander?
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Archidekt
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Joined Researchers
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Laboratory Maniac
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Folio of Fancies
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Propaganda
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
47%synergy
The Council of Four
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Counterspell
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Dovin's Veto
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Ghostly Prison
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Supreme Verdict
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Path to Exile
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Generous Gift
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Wizard Class
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Protection
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Rhystic Study
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Farewell
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Faerie Mastermind
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Body of Knowledge
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Grand Abolisher
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Chasm Skulker
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Drumbellower
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
The Second Doctor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Windborn Muse
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Tataru Taru
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Silent Arbiter
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Mother of Runes
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Archivist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Tribute Mage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Homunculus Horde
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Hope Estheim
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Viseling
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Displacer Kitten
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Alms Collector
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Oneirophage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Walking Ballista
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Wandering Archaic
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dream Trawler
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Containment Priest
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Kelpie Guide
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Render Silent
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Long River's Pull
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Everybody Lives!
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Reprieve
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Spider-Sense
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Restoration Magic
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Silence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Dream Fracture
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Brainsurge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Capsize
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Holy Day
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Leak
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Shore Up
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Words of Wisdom
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
No More Lies
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Summary Dismissal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Cut a Deal
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Solve the Equation
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Fabricate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Minds Aglow
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Personal Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Council's Judgment
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Prosperity
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Traumatize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Time Wipe
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Starfall Invocation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Expropriate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sunfall
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Isochron Scepter
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Crawlspace
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Howling Mine
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Temple Bell
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Ivory Tower
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Venser's Journal
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Font of Mythos
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Knowledge Pool
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Scroll Rack
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Stone of Erech
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Torpor Orb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Annex
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Wind Crystal
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Elixir
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Rest in Peace
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Freed from the Real
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Ominous Seas
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Forced Fruition
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Monologue Tax
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Mind Over Matter
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Solitary Confinement
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Blind Obedience
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Omniscience
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Inexorable Tide
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Nerd Rage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Rule of Law
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Deafening Silence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hive Mind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Standstill
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Jace Beleren
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Maze of Ith
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Steppe
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Restless Anchorage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Karn's Bastion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Kor Haven
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Magosi, the Waterveil
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Throne of the High City
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Nesting Grounds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Progress
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Signet
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Patriar's Seal
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Vault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Prairie Stream
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Glacial Fortress
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Port Town
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Sea of Clouds
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Azorius Chancery
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Beach
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nimbus Maze
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Gate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Meticulous Archive
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Tranquil Cove
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
North Pole Gates
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Abandoned Campground
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Tundra
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Seachrome Coast
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy